Defending reproductive rights

Reproductive freedom and the right to abortion care are under attack. The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade has been devastating and dangerous. Politicians and judges should not be dictating the intensely personal decision about whether and when someone bears a child, and history shows that laws restricting abortion do not work; they only restrict safe abortion. I will always stand up for reproductive rights, including abortion care, access to family planning and contraception, and affordable health care services. Access to contraceptives and reproductive health care reduce health costs for individuals and the health care system and reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions.

I have always fought for reproductive rights, and I voted to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land. Unfortunately, with anti-choice Republican leadership in the House, abortion rights continue to be limited. We must work together to elect a pro-choice majority. I am honored to have the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Action Fund and to have earned Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon’s Marilyn Epstein Pro-Choice Champion Award.